Different worlds of the last heaven and knights of the fist.

The moon of the bud shall be the twenty-first day, early in the morning.

Hefner Agston looked out of the swaying carriage window.

The trees that grow in the distance, the cliffs that extend far away, and the majestic mountains that dawn... all equal, a cold world covered in thick silver clothes.

No matter what happens in Badarnois, this familiar snowy landscape is still there.

…………

The carriage that ran through the night crossed the bridge over the canyon and entered the last straight street.

Shortly thereafter, we will arrive in the city of Halschwald, in the neutral zone of Rheindale and Helschwald.Return to your original location.

(Then....)

Go to the barracks and give this to your boss, Hyodor.

One of the luggage I put under my feet.A rat-colored bag, its contents.

At a time when a ban on leaving the country has been imposed on outsiders.When we left the border, which was virtually sealed off, we were not surprised to be severely altered in terms of our belongings.

I was asked about the contents of the bag, but I was convinced that it was so smooth that I couldn't beat it just by answering with a drink.

This is not the only luggage Hefner has.He's carrying a lot of other bags and stuff.However, the confirmation side was also troublesome, and the contents were only explained orally.

(Anyway, this ends my role.all that's left is to wish you all a good fight.....)

He looked up at the low ceiling in the narrow cabin and closed his eyes hard.

- Honestly.

I don't think Belgrette's plan will carry it well.

Probably not just Hefner.Whoever listens doubts his ear.I doubt it. That's what it was.

But everyone who was there had serious eyes.No exceptions for one person.Apart from whether it was possible or not, I was clearly prepared for it.

By now, Mertina will have reached the eastern border on her own.

And Belgrette and the others...



Hefner's thoughts were interrupted.

Strong sway. The carriage came to a sudden halt.

The luggage underneath her feet and in her seat collapsed at once, and Hefnell squeezed forward.

"Whoa, whoa...!"

Before I knew what was going on, I heard several voices coming from the front of the shogun's platform.

There is only one Almighty. One of the passengers was Hefnell.

In other words, I understood that someone had stopped me, and at the same time, the door of the passenger compartment was opened roughly.

Hefner Agston.

It was the voice of a man who peeked into the ascending steps as he was bathed in cold air outside.Around thirty years old.An armed figure wearing the same silver armor of the Royal Palace as Hefnell.

I mean, regular Badarnois.

Of course, I didn't have all the faces of the soldiers in the mountains.I don't know who he is, but he's definitely a "fellow."

"Stay where you are. I'll check your luggage."

And the other one. Forty men in identical clothes come forth with their faces, and proclaim them with the same mouth against the sinners.It was a face I didn't know either.At least, I'm not a colleague working for Halschwald.

"Luggage... inspection? Suddenly, what? in a place like this...."

It's not a customs post or a checkpoint.It's just a street with only snow around it, in the middle of it.It wasn't unusual to be forced to stop the carriage.

Is there a problem if there is nothing unpleasant?

"No, I mean... not after you arrived in Halschwald?"I'm already at the end of my eyes and nose..... "

And Hefnel answered the man of the most insolent speech, as a soldier.

"Don't answer.... there it is. There it is."

Forty men jerked their jaws as they turned the second half of their words to the other party.

The younger one responds.

"The mouse bag... let me see its contents"

"Wait, please." What kind of authority do you have? "

Forty men said briefly.

"That's awkward. Let's stop playing the farce." You know that, don't you? "

Bloody gaze. Not nearly directed at the 'companion'.

As Hefner suddenly grabbed his mouth, a man entered and opened the bag's mouth.rambling through the contents,

"...... this is......"

Pull it out confusingly.

Hefner said so.

"...... Is there a problem?that alcohol..... "

The man got it, it was sold only in the north of the country at the Fermi store in Vorunquart.

"It's a souvenir for my boss..."

After the two soldiers looked at each other,

"... let me check the other luggage as well"

Forty men spoke out in a flat tone.

Hefner did not stand in the way, but watched the situation.

The young soldier, who had just finished reconstructing all the packages, shook his head to the left and right towards the forty men.

"... did you find anything?"

When Hefnell asked whitely, the two soldiers stared at us in anger.

Hah

"Hahahaha"

I shook my shoulders so hard that I couldn't stand it.

"Well, I'll call the other team."

"Ohh!"

The younger one goes out faster.Forty men snorted.

"Hefner Aguston. Do you think I could do it...?"

"... eh?"

"As expected, this is just a confirmation."Whether or not you've been entrusted with something important by the sinners... Honestly, it doesn't matter.If it's been entrusted to you, just take it away.Otherwise... if you're just a puppy, you'll just have to close the gap. "

"... close the gap...?"

"If you work in the south, you know it."The road between Halschwald and Badarnois is very limited. ”

Exactly. Six roads lead from each side of Badarnois to Badarnois.This place is one of them.

There are many deep cliffs and valleys in the northern part of Halschwald, and there are no other roads that allow people to travel on their feet.If you travel between Badarnois Halschwald, you will always choose one of these six streets.

"In other words... if we consolidate all six paths, it will be impossible to escape from the south."

"What...!"

That would be true in theory, but

"Damn... if you do that, you're going to need an awful lot of people...!"It's not very realistic...! "

There are seven of them now. Belgrette, Diaspora, Sabel and Julie, Edvin, Lenore, and Lenin.

All of them are skillful people who can be remembered on their arms.I've just deployed a few soldiers, and they're just breaking through.

"Oh, I hear they're pretty good at it."That's why I've prepared what you call "an unbelievable number of people."Roughly seven hundred people. "

"What...!?"

Hefner doubted his ears.

Not a lot of troops, not even during that civil war.

"There are a hundred of each of the six roads.A hundred people are standing by north of Halschwald so that we can assist them immediately on all fronts.Whichever way you come from, you don't let a mouse through.No matter what other peculiarities you're trying to catch our eye... it doesn't matter.There's only one path to go through, and it doesn't exist. "

…………

Seven hundred men to capture only seven men.

If we don't mobilize more than half of the soldiers in the Imperial City, we'll have a lot to gather.It was completely uninformed, such as the secret formation and movement of such a large force.

Unfortunately, Hefnell realized.

Ohmzorf's earnestness.

I won't let you get away with anything. Such an expression of emotion.

"If Mertina Snow had been with us, there might have been a grief that could have been broken through in the unlikely event... I hate him and his whereabouts have been confirmed in the east."They may have targeted our fragmentation, but they're backing up.It's on a different scale. "

……

Is it still no good? Will this happen?

"You can't go back anymore..."

If so.

Hefner Agston must be ready.

Be prepared to accept it.

"I... understand."

Hefnell looked down at her more calmly than she thought.

"Well then, can I go now?"I have to deliver the package. "

"...... what?"

A man faintly moves only one eyebrow.

"Like I said, I have to deliver the liquor to my boss."That's what I'm entrusted with now.It's my job. "

Thinking inexplicably, the forty men grabbed the bottle of Vorunquart and leaned up, down, left, and right to stare.I was wondering if it was a trick.

"Ahh, don't shake it so violently."It foams. It's really just booze, that's all. "

"... what are you up to?"

“No, I'm not planning anything.I'm just trying to get back to my normal place of work... and get back to my normal life. "

- That was a few days ago.

Yes, at that abandoned factory in Ubasrullah.

"You haven't finished what you called for in the first place.I apologize for the lengthy interruption.Mr. Hefner, this. "

That's what Belgrette offered me.

"I want you to deliver that to Captain Hyodoro of Halschwald."

"... what? This is... alcohol?"

"Yes, we have received a lot of help from Captain Hyodor."So at least I thought it would be a sign of my gratitude.She likes this brand, so please don't hesitate. "

"Ha, ha.... uh, this is... just alcohol, right?"

Yes.

Vorunquart in the Fermi shopping district. It was definitely Hyodor's favorite.

While accepting it honestly, Hefner stared back at the girl knight's eyes.

"Ah, um... um... is that all?"

"Yes, that's all."

"No... I don't mean to say that you bothered to call me here... but that role...Look, I'm going back to Halschwald from now on... "

There are also Reindeer soldiers stationed in the city.If we can somehow inform them of the current situation, it will be an opportunity to get out of this predicament.

For example, if there is a Royal Guard letter written by Belgrette...

"I can't."

The emotionless voice belonged to Mertina.

"Even if I entrust you with something... that Emmanuel can't overlook it."

When I was told, Hefnell was a little relieved.

It's like even a mediocre self can think of.It's impossible that Ohmzorf could not have imagined it.

"As I said before... you're already being watched as someone who has contact with Belgrette and the others."

"So, but...! There must be something!I can't do anything... I can do anything...! "

I hardened my will at the end of the day.You can't just sit on the sidelines like this.Belgrette quietly responded to Hefnell's enthusiasm.

"Hefner-san... please return to your everyday life here."

"Huh...?"

“If you clearly helped us, Hefner would be guilty as well.You don't have to cross such a dangerous bridge. ”

"Oh, oh... what are you doing now?!"It's watery, isn't it?! "

Tsk, tongue, tongue, tongue. Looking at the source of the sound, Larutz, the evil face, was diminishing.

"Don't be frightened, young man. The guy who scattered us just now--"

“Things are different now.I'm also a soldier from Badar Nois.If you have a job to do, I won't be timid...! "

When I return my gaze from the front,

“That's why it's important”

Belgrette, with a sarcastic smile, was too gentle.

"Is that why you're here...?"

Mertina took over.

"Yes, you are just one of the Guardians of Badarnois."He is a young man who can be counted on if he has to.That's why I want you to protect this country.The Izakoza that's happening right now is a thing of the past.Nothing else can be entrusted to you, 'The Future of Badarnois'.You will return the liquor to Captain Hyodoro as a souvenir.And we will return to the usual way of life and protect the people and their livelihoods in this country. ”

"N-No, it's like a good story...!"It's not even possible to protect Badarnois and survive like this...! "

"That's right, even survival is suspicious." That's why I need you to be more careful and protect me than ever before. "

"...... ah"

Unwittingly stuck in his words, Belgrette throws a dubious remark into his ear.

"Mr. Hefner, we... will certainly not be able to get out of this country first."

"............ I......"

"The northern part of Halschwald has a limited number of paths."Perhaps a complete siege would not be possible without even a thread on the number of people.The east is the east, so it's not a realistic escape route to Raindeal after all. "

"That's why... we've already decided to be prepared..."

- And now.

Soldiers look down on us.

"They'll never get away with it... but it goes without saying that it's easier to know where they are."Hefner Agston. Where are they now?As long as you weren't entrusted with the letter, Sen disappeared near the Imperial City, waiting for rescue.Then I'm sure they'll be trying to get into Halschwald somehow... which way are they going to use? ”

…………

"Now, you're not guilty."There was no physical evidence from my possessions.But if you want to remain silent..... "

"... hahaha. Do you fabricate your sins, but do you do it?As I did to Mr. Lenore..... "

"It's up to you."

"... no, but it's weird. So when I tell you where you are, it's like you're going to confess what you know."

“What do you think at the time of the statement?”

"Ah... that's true, too.Hahaha... yes, yes. That's fine.To tell you the truth, I wanted someone to ask. "

……

"Because I still can't believe it myself."Listen carefully. You are now-- "

Winter mornings are late.

Finally it became bright and the sky began to rough.

Extremely small grains of snow blow endlessly in the intense wind.

In the midst of it all... bread.

A high reverberation similar to a bursting sound that can be heard from behind.

No one reacts and turns around.The snow falling from the palace's round roof slams the cobblestones, a symbol of everyday life in the winter's Palace of Ice Shell On.

"... hmm. I envy the people who went south."It's like being a soldier, soaking in lukewarm water in the name of peace, and then fumigating. "

One of the soldiers serving as a gatekeeper at the entrance slams at a colleague next door.

"It must be. It's painful to be standing in this weather."Even sinners should be chasing after each other. "

The other one who chewed off the yawn waved [Palace Shell On] behind him.The gigantic buildings in the heart of Badarnois sit there in the same solemn manner as usual.

Puuu, it's a pleasant sound again.I couldn't confirm where it had fallen due to the rough appearance and poor vision.

In winter, there is unexpected snowfall and it is dangerous, so in principle, the visit to the outer perimeter of the palace is not carried out.If you hit it directly in the head, you'll be immediately lured to Curelene's license.

Many people think that patrolling is unnecessary even in the summer.I don't think there's any reckless fools trying to sneak into this palace in the heart of Badar Nois.

"...... it's about time."

One of them took out a pocket watch from his chest and muttered.

Hmm. The farce is over.

If things go according to plan, there will be a time when Hefner Agston's further soldiers will be secured.Incidentally, as a former monk from the Order, and as a group called the Ohmsolf sect, it is a red man who does not know his face.

In the eyes of General Bendism, the sinners were willing to turn their attention to Hefnell and run from another road to Halschwald in the meantime.

"Then I'll block all the paths..."I can truly admire the priest. "

"Oh, that's right. I can't afford to spend my time doing this forever.It's really troublesome from here. "

This catcher's play is only on the front seat.

After securing Mertina Snow, it was now time to split up with the [Snowstorm White Knights] [Grachella Duela], who would eventually return.

Besides, everybody thinks so.

Three counsellors welcomed by Ohmsolf.How long will the alliance with those aliens last?

"Well, the problem with the current account is that we're bored and we can't help it."For that reason, would you like to place a bet? "

"Huh? What is it?"

"Zubari, where will the criminals be caught?" Do you want to ride? "

"Oh, that's funny. That's good."

"It looks like there are a lot of cutters among them, but there are only a few options to choose from."I'll go through Slough Hill from the northeast.Of the six roads, the most sheltered is the one with the worst prospects.If you're going to sneak up on people, this is the place. "

"Oh, you're buying sinners out of thin air."Then I'm near the border.They still saw that they were all over the inside, not heading south. "

"Geez, did you come here?"

I haven't been able to escape Badarnois before deciding which road to take.That's enough for 12 people.

"Think about it." It's certainly not impossible to go south without going through the border gate, but it's a dangerous combination of distress and freezing death... No, it's a reckless foolishness.If only the rest of you didn't know how scary the snow was, I don't think Lenore would tolerate such a solution. ”

"Ahh, that makes sense... puuu!"

A grain of snow on a sudden gust of wind slammed into his face.

Winter weather can change easily.

A strong wind blew away the clouds above, or a slight peek in the clear as the snow twitched.

And the two doorkeepers noticed for the first time that their vision had become clear.

Front of ourselves. A long sidewalk leads to the palace.

He was a young man with an unfamiliar appearance in Badarnois.A boy around fifteen years of age or younger.Particularly distinctive are the low back and black hair and the same color eyes for men.

With an unmistakable and even powerful footsteps, he headed toward Ice Radiance Palace [Palace Shell On].

"............ oh, my God"

One of the guards struck him in the forehead with an unbelievable palm.

"This is too unexpected... so you can't make a bet?"

"... at least, it's on hold."

Probably a lot of people in Badarnois will know about it now.

The two people who have arrived so far.One of the sinners currently designated for the three million Esk bounty neck.

The guard raised his arms exaggeratedly and called to him.

"This... this is amazing, Lord Lyugo Ariumi."I didn't expect you to come here quietly..... "

Even a boy who still looks young... there is a current protection while wiping out the thin snow on his head,

"No, gentlemen, you're tired in the cold."

Inspiringly, he returned such a greeting.

"Weird," said the two guards.

It is no wonder that we have been able to do this lightly.

The culprits who are driven away will surely escape.The flow of people out of the city is strictly monitored, but on the contrary, it is getting warmer outside.Nowadays, more than ever, many soldiers are dispatched to the south, with few manpower.While everyone thinks that "sinners should escape," they can't even think that they will come voluntarily.

And this is how the problem came to be.

In the morning, it was just from the front alone.

"... I've read enough. Negotiate."

That's right. I've done something unexpected, but if you calmly think about it, your intentions are clear.

"It's tearful. I'm offering my head to let the others go."... but, Lord Lyugo Ariumi. "

In other countries, the deed would have been told as a good story.It may have been considered with cleanliness.

But...

"With this Badar Noisy, such a spirit of self-sacrifice doesn't work.The act of throwing yourself is a blasphemy against Curelene.You're under arrest. Ask them to spit out where their people are. Don't feel bad. "

The moment the two guards were in position,

"No, no, no, no, wait a minute."Are you making a mistake, you guys? "

The boy waved his hands to the side in a panic.

"......? Let me ask you something."

”No, it's not like that... okay, that's it”

The boy sandwiched a coughpad and a cough wipe, as if to rearrange the partition.I put my right fist in front of my chest.

And I'll declare it.

"Um... this time Lugo Aliumi, you guys are here to sell a fight to the [Badarnois God Empire]."I'm going to take control of this palace, so be prepared. "